Cuban Lizard-cuckoo vs Sulawesi Cuckoo

Coccyzus merlini से तुलना Cuculus crassirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Cuban Lizard-cuckoo Sulawesi Cuckoo
वैज्ञानिक नाम Coccyzus merlini Cuculus crassirostris
गण Cuculiformes Cuculiformes
कुल Cuculidae Cuculidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 35.6 cm (14.0 in) 41.2 cm (16.2 in)
वजन 172.16666666666666 g (6.07 oz) 85.0 g (3.00 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 2-3 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Sulawesi Cuckoo only

कोई नहीं

Song & Call Comparison

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

गीत

Deep, resonant call with hollow quality; powerful low-frequency notes carrying across humid tropical forest.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

गीत

Loud, raucous call with harsh quality; penetrating notes carrying through dense forest in Asia. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Least Concern

Sulawesi Cuckoo

How to Tell Them Apart

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo

पंख

Sulawesi Cuckoo: dark gray-brown above; pale below; long dark tail; yellow orbital ring; Sulawesi endemic; larger than most Cuculus

About These Birds

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo

Cuban Lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) — 38–44 cm. Brown above; pale buff below; bare red orbital skin; long graduated tail with white tips. Endemic to Cuba and nearby islands. Non-parasitic; a specialist predator of lizards (Anolis and others). Also takes large insects.

Sulawesi Cuckoo

Sulawesi Cuckoo (Cuculus crassirostris) — 30–34 cm. Dark grey above; pale below with bold brown-grey barring; heavier bill than most Cuculus. Endemic to Sulawesi in montane forest. Brood parasite. Insectivore. Poorly known.

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